Maintenance Team Lead

Computerworld Personnel Ltd; Bristol; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

£50,000 base salary

10% bonus

25 days holiday + bank holidays

Mon-Fri days role

Full handover from incumbent

Autonomy and responsibility

Career progression opportunities

Stable manufacturing business

Lead engineering strategy

Job summary

Computerworld Personnel Ltd are recruiting for an Engineering Team Lead in Aylesbury. The role offers a £50,000 base salary plus a 10% bonus, standard Mon-Fri hours, and 25 days holiday plus bank holidays.

Initially you will oversee the maintenance function, ensuring reliability, safety and continuous improvement across the site. You will manage a small team of engineers, drive maintenance strategies, and lead CAPEX projects while maintaining costs and uptime.

Qualifications

• Electrical qualification or equivalent gained via apprenticeship/NVQ/HNC.
• Multi-skilled maintenance experience within manufacturing environments.
• Strong understanding of electrical, mechanical and automation systems.
• Knowledge of PLCs and automated manufacturing equipment.
• Strong communication and leadership skills.

Responsibilities

• Managing daily maintenance activities, breakdowns and planned maintenance schedules.
• Driving preventative maintenance strategies and long-term asset reliability.
• Ensuring machinery downtime is minimised and production performance is maximised.
• Managing maintenance inspections, calibration programmes and compliance activities.
• Leading CAPEX projects, machinery installations, refurbishments and automation improvements.
• Managing maintenance budgets, spare parts inventory and engineering costs.
• Driving continuous improvement initiatives around reliability and energy efficiency.

Skills

Electrical qualification

Maintenance experience

Leadership

PLC knowledge

Education

Electrical apprenticeship or NVQ Level 3

HNC or equivalent

Job description

Engineering Team Lead

Aylesbury

£50,000 + 10% Bonus

Monday to Friday | 8:30am - 5:00pm

25 Days Holiday + Bank Holidays

Career Progression Opportunities

An industry-leading manufacturer is seeking a Maintenance Manager to join its Aylesbury operation.

This position has become available due to the planned retirement of a long-serving engineer within the business. To ensure a smooth transition, the successful candidate will benefit from a comprehensive handover period, providing a unique opportunity to inherit extensive site knowledge while bringing fresh ideas and leadership to the department.

This is a pivotal role within the business. You'll effectively lead all engineering activities on site, driving reliability, efficiency and continuous improvement while managing a small team of multi-skilled engineers.

Importantly, this role is open to ambitious Senior Engineers or Team Leaders looking to take the next step in their career.

The Role

As Maintenance Manager, you'll take responsibility for the overall engineering function, ensuring equipment reliability, site safety and maintenance excellence.

Responsibilities

• Managing daily maintenance activities, breakdowns and planned maintenance schedules
• Driving preventative maintenance strategies and long-term asset reliability
• Ensuring machinery downtime is minimised and production performance is maximised
• Managing maintenance inspections, calibration programmes and compliance activities
• Leading CAPEX projects, machinery installations, refurbishments and automation improvements
• Managing maintenance budgets, spare parts inventory and engineering costs
• Driving continuous improvement initiatives around reliability, downtime reduction, energy efficiency and sustainability

What We're Looking For

Electrically qualified (Apprenticeship, NVQ Level 3, HNC or equivalent)

Multi-skilled maintenance experience within a manufacturing or production environment

Strong understanding of electrical, mechanical and automation systems

Knowledge of PLCs and automated manufacturing equipment

Strong communication and leadership skills

What's On Offer?

• £50,000 Basic Salary
• 10% Performance Bonus
• 25 Days Holiday + Bank Holidays
• Monday to Friday Days Role
• Full Handover from Long-Serving Incumbent
• Significant Autonomy and Responsibility
• Career Progression Opportunities
• Stable, Growing Manufacturing Business
• Opportunity to Lead Engineering Strategy and Site Improvements

Please note as we receive a high level of applications we can only respond to applicants whose skills & qualifications are suitable for this position. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010.

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